Buffalo remains in sole possession of the No. 2 seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are each two games back at 10-5. One of those teams will win the AFC North, and one will be a wild card and guaranteed to be behind the Bills for playoff seeding.

The Buffalo Bills won a closer game than they would have liked on Sunday, beating the New England Patriots to nab their 12th win of the season. In the process, they clinched a top-3 seed in the AFC, but beyond that everything is still up in the air.

Is the Bills defense good enough? Is Sam Darnold shutting everyone up? These are two of the big questions we're asking this week.

Only 19 NFL teams still harbor playoff hopes with two weeks left to play, the fewest since there were only 17 such teams in 2019. Detroit Lions (13-2) The Lions will clinch the NFC North, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a win over the San Francisco 49ers plus a Minnesota Vikings loss to the Green Bay Packers.

The Detroit Lions are a win and one Minnesota Vikings loss vs. Seattle or Green Bay from clinching the top NFC playoff seed and NFC North.

Buffalo will need help to capture the No. 1 overall seed, but it is possible. The Bills hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chiefs, so if Buffalo wins out and the Chiefs drop their last two games, the Bills would top the AFC.

With that, Bills' quarterback Josh Allen was asked about playing to chase down that one seed or to keep something in the tank for the playoffs. His answer was quite illuminating. "You know, we're at a weird spot right now where we're still fighting for the one seed,

With the Buffalo Bills advancing to the next round, Josh Allen sent a clear message to future opponents, emphasizing their game plan for the remaining matches of the NFL regular season. The Buffalo Bills have captured the attention of their fanbase with a strong regular season performance,